Women's Health Nursing (여성건강간호학회지)
- Volume 7 Issue 1
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- Pages.93-106
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- 2001
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- 3022-7666(pISSN)
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- 3022-8247(eISSN)
The Knowledge and Attitude on Breast Feeding of Female University Students
모유수유에 대한 여대생의 지식 및 태도
- Kim, Sung-Hee (St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
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Choi, Euy-Soon
(College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea)
- Published : 2001.03.30
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to provide the basic data in order to develop of some educational programs for increasing breast feeding by studying the female university student's knowledge and attitude on breast feeding, who will become a mother in future. The respondents of this research were selected at random for 462 female students at the university in Seoul and Kyongki area, and it was the period collected the data from Oct 28, 2000 to Nov 8, 2000. The method of study distributed the measuring tools of knowledge with 33 items and the tools of measurement with 20 items on the attitude of breast feeding to the respondents directly, and collected them. The data were analyzed to use SPSS program. Unpaired t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient and Multiple regression analysis were used for the calculation of difference between groups and the results were as follows ; 1. The breast feeding was 50.6% in the period of lactation for the respondents and the nuclear families were 81.7% in family constituent unit. In the future the wisher of breast feeding was 91.5%, the medical personnel was a major informer who enjoyed their best confidence, Besides the respond-ents responded that the proper period for education of the breast feeding was in a high school. 2. The level of Knowledge on breast feeding. The respondents's knowledge on breast feeding was average